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Chingri Malaikari (Prawns in Coconut Cream)
bengali prawn curry in coconut milk. my moms recipe basically
40m
Total Time
3
Servings
medium
Difficulty
🌶️mild
Spice Level
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
Marinate prawns with salt and turmeric. Quick fry in ghee 30 sec each side - dont overcook or theyre rubbery
Same pan, temper whole spices, sauté ginger paste til raw smell gone
Add coconut milk, splash water, salt, pinch sugar. Gentle simmer only - dont boil hard or itll split
Add prawns back, cover, 2-3 min only. Garam masala on top, serve with pulao
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prawnsseafoodcoconut-milkbengalicurry
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